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..I thought Id cheer everyone up here to relive the greatest night in Rugby League history.
12 months ago, on September 25th 2009, we played the Bulldogs at ANZ in front of the biggest crowd for a Preliminary Final.
The build was excellent, to some it didnt matter if we were beaten casue we had a good run, but the feeling of getting into a GF 10 weeks after we thought
What a night. 74,000 people against a top Canterbury side, our old enemy, arch rivals. We played out of our skins. Ive never seen us play like for a long time.
It was a slow start for us, when Goodwin scored and Hayne was placed on report for an accidentital knee. With the Bulldogs up, we still had plenty of possession. After Morris' try I thought we might be in trouble, but some Hayne magic got us back in the game setting up a try to Galuvao. It helped us so much. I was confident we can go better in the second half.
Then Burt scored just after the break, I was quietly confident.
Then some brilliant attack got us into the lead after this try to Tim Mannah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vKmtsdUUc
16-12 up, I thought how good is this.
Robson had been playing the best he's ever played. Mortimer was getting better as the game and Kingston was playing so well.
The Bulldogs kept attacking and attacking. Nothing was going their way.
But when Ennis threw a dummy and found some space, he was through no one to beat, only to be pulled down by who else, Nathan Hindmarsh. What a legend.
Something had to give, the Bulldogs tried a little grubber kick but landed in the hands on Lowrie who made a break and passed it to Robson.
This lead to a great try to Mortimer. And Ive never celebrated so much knowing we were only moments away from a Grand Final berth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDNpPC1MR_I
With just a few minutes left, the whole crowd of Parramatta supporters starting cheering. "We are there".
This erased bad memories of 1998. We had done it from 8th spot and only one more win and we're premiers. I said "Oh my God I cant believe we're in the Grand Final the biggest day of the year".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzdIyYla8k&feature=related
I know we did it in 2001, but we expected to get there. This game we were underdogs and we won on the greatest night.
Seeing Moi Moi and Ben Smith celebrate and Hindmarsh quietly confident, jobs not done yet made me smile a lot.
The week leading to the Grand Final was the happiest for us all Parramatta supporters. And although we didnt win we did so well in the match and it was great that all of us were there and Sydney got behind us as well.
Now knowing we were beaten by cheaters makes us more filthy.
But September 25 2009 was the greatest night in Rugby League history. A night I'll never forget.
12 months ago, on September 25th 2009, we played the Bulldogs at ANZ in front of the biggest crowd for a Preliminary Final.
The build was excellent, to some it didnt matter if we were beaten casue we had a good run, but the feeling of getting into a GF 10 weeks after we thought
What a night. 74,000 people against a top Canterbury side, our old enemy, arch rivals. We played out of our skins. Ive never seen us play like for a long time.
It was a slow start for us, when Goodwin scored and Hayne was placed on report for an accidentital knee. With the Bulldogs up, we still had plenty of possession. After Morris' try I thought we might be in trouble, but some Hayne magic got us back in the game setting up a try to Galuvao. It helped us so much. I was confident we can go better in the second half.
Then Burt scored just after the break, I was quietly confident.
Then some brilliant attack got us into the lead after this try to Tim Mannah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vKmtsdUUc
16-12 up, I thought how good is this.
Robson had been playing the best he's ever played. Mortimer was getting better as the game and Kingston was playing so well.
The Bulldogs kept attacking and attacking. Nothing was going their way.
But when Ennis threw a dummy and found some space, he was through no one to beat, only to be pulled down by who else, Nathan Hindmarsh. What a legend.
Something had to give, the Bulldogs tried a little grubber kick but landed in the hands on Lowrie who made a break and passed it to Robson.
This lead to a great try to Mortimer. And Ive never celebrated so much knowing we were only moments away from a Grand Final berth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDNpPC1MR_I
With just a few minutes left, the whole crowd of Parramatta supporters starting cheering. "We are there".
This erased bad memories of 1998. We had done it from 8th spot and only one more win and we're premiers. I said "Oh my God I cant believe we're in the Grand Final the biggest day of the year".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzdIyYla8k&feature=related
I know we did it in 2001, but we expected to get there. This game we were underdogs and we won on the greatest night.
Seeing Moi Moi and Ben Smith celebrate and Hindmarsh quietly confident, jobs not done yet made me smile a lot.
The week leading to the Grand Final was the happiest for us all Parramatta supporters. And although we didnt win we did so well in the match and it was great that all of us were there and Sydney got behind us as well.
Now knowing we were beaten by cheaters makes us more filthy.
But September 25 2009 was the greatest night in Rugby League history. A night I'll never forget.
